Honest love

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There’s a story about a man and woman who had been married for over 60 years. They had shared and talked about almost everything. But the wife had kept a special box in her closet. She had asked her husband never to open it or even ask her about it.

Then one day, the old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would never recover. Her husband began to sort through all of his wife’s belongings. When he found the box, he brought it to his wife’s bedside. She agreed that it was finally time he knew what was in the box. Her husband opened it and found 2 little handkerchiefs and a stack of money totaling $25,000!

His wife explained: “When we were married, my grandmother told me that the secret of a happy marriage was to never disagree or argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you I should just keep quiet and sew a handkerchief.” The old man was so touched and moved he had to hold back the tears. Only 2 handkerchiefs were in the box. He almost burst with joy and pride that in over 60 years she had only been angry with him 2 times! “Dear,” he said, “that explains the handkerchiefs, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?” She answered: “Oh, that’s the money I made from selling all the other handkerchiefs.”

Well, that’s definitely an interesting way to keep peace in your marriage, and make $25,000 at the same time! But that husband probably wondered what he had done to make his wife angry so many times! He’d always thought they had a close marriage. But it wasn’t based on the truth. Obviously, they had not been completely honest with each other. Instead of sharing their real feelings, they had built a wall between them—a wall of handkerchiefs.

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